SummerName meaning, origin and popularity

Summer is a girl’s name of English origin. Its traditional meaning is “the summer season”.

Summer at a glance

Meaning
the summer season
Origin
English
Gender
Girl
Letters
6
First letter
S
NSW rank 2025
#89 for girls
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How popular is Summer in Australia?

In 2025, Summer was number 89 in the NSW top 100 for girls, with 79 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 77. Its highest rank for girls was number 38 in 2010, and it has been in the top 100 in 21 of the 74 years since 1952.

Summer NSW rank for girls by year
Year1975198519952005201520242025
Rank (girls)–––#63#62#77#89

“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.

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